2013 - Chicago Foundation for Women

Chicago Foundation for Women
ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013
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One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1620
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3583
www.cfw.org
LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR + PRESIDENT/CEO
WE
BELIEVE
Dear Friends,
Like you, we believe that helping women and girls is a smart
investment. Chicago Foundation for Women believes that expanding
economic security, enhancing access to health services and
information, and ensuring freedom from violence will give women
and girls the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
We believe that when women and girls are secure, whole
communities are made better.
We believe that Chicago Foundation for Women is a catalyst for
change, with deep roots in the community.
And, we believe in collaboration. That’s why in 2012, Chicago
Foundation for Women and the former Eleanor Foundation created
a strategic alliance to bring greater resources to support economic
well-being for women and girls.
Through grants, advocacy, leadership development, education and
capacity building, we improve the lives of women and girls.
We believe that as long as we stick together, collective impact is
possible. Thank you for joining us to create strong, healthy and
secure communities for Chicago’s women and girls.
WENDY M ANNING
BOARD CHAIR
K. SUJATA
PRESIDENT/CEO
WHAT WE WANT
FOR EVERY WOMAN +
GIRL IN CHICAGO
We are committed to enhancing
women’s and girls’ access to
high-quality health services
and information related to
mental, physical, reproductive
health and preventative care.
FREEDOM
FROM
VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC SECURITY
We seek to expand economic
security for all women and
girls so that they can care for
themselves and build a better
future for their families. From
STEM after school programs
for girls, to grassroots advocacy
campaigns with grandmothers,
we believe in expanding
economic security across the
life span of a woman.
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ACCESS TO HEALTH
We are dedicated to expanding
women’s and girls’ freedom
from violence in all its forms,
including family violence,
child and elder abuse, dating
violence, sexual assault,
sexual harassment, stalking,
prostitution and trafficking.
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SEE THE POSSIBILITIES
WORKING
TO CREATE
A MORE
EQUAL,
SAFE +
PROSPEROUS
FUTURE FOR
WOMEN +
GIRLS IN
CHICAGO
Giovanna Smith was standing in front of the public aid office
when her phone rang. In just a few minutes, her life would change
forever. Giovanna would learn she had landed a full-time job with
the Howard Area Community Center – a job that included a salary,
health benefits and on-site daycare for her two daughters, Zanaya, 2
and Trinitee, 9 months old.
The timing was perfect. Giovanna had been working two part-time
jobs to make ends meet. But, after being laid off from her job at a
café and being unable to keep the second job because of travel and
daycare costs, Giovanna was unemployed.
To help her get off unemployment, Giovanna was referred to the
WILL (Women Invested in Learning and Livelihoods) program at
Youth Job Center. A grantee of the Eleanor Network at CFW, the
18-month WILL program helps women ages 18-25 find, secure,
and maintain career jobs.
Giovanna attended workshops on financial literacy, education
and career advancement. The program even had a savings match
incentive to help her reach her long-term financial goals. Also,
Giovanna had the opportunity to connect with supportive services
and professional mentoring. Like all of CFW’s grantees, the WILL
program is specifically designed to identify the unique challenges
faced by women and girls and provide practical solutions.
The WILL program is one of the 8 workforce development programs
in the Eleanor Network at CFW. Launched in 2012 following CFW’s
strategic alliance with the former Eleanor Foundation, the Eleanor
Network at CFW expands economic security across the lifespan of
a woman. The grantmaking model within the Network combines
intensive training and comprehensive support services to ensure that
women have clear pathways for career advancement.
Giovanna is now a family support worker who travels to the
homes of first time mothers. She provides prenatal advice, child
development information, and financial literacy materials. Many of
the mothers naturally connect to Giovanna because she understands
the barriers that low-income women and their children face.
GIOVANNA SMITH
Giovanna Smith with her daughters, Zanaya
and Trinitee. Giovanna is a graduate of the
WILL program at Youth Job Center, an
Eleanor Network at CFW grantee.
Through WILL, to date, she has saved over $4,000 and dreams of
buying a home and car. Once her girls are older, Giovanna plans to
attend college and study early childhood education. She sees it as
her calling, one she would not have found if not for CFW’s support
of Youth Job Center.
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HARNESS THE POWER
DEDICATED
TO BUILDING
EFFECTIVE,
SMART +
RESILIENT
NONPROFIT
LEADERS
Myrla Baldonado migrated from the Philippines to the United
States looking for better job opportunities. Instead, Myrla
experienced discrimination and abuse.
Her first job was as a certified nurse’s assistant and caregiver to
seniors. In that role, Myrla was physically and mentally abused by
her patient’s son and denied overtime pay. When she reported the
abuse and wage theft to her employer, they told her she was at fault
for making the man upset.
Myrla eventually left that job and was hired by Chicago
Foundation for Women grantee, Latino Union of Chicago.
Today, Myrla tirelessly advocates for domestic worker rights to
ensure domestic workers have a better work environment than she
had. She demands benefits like minimum wage and overtime pay.
Her current focus is fighting to pass a law to mandate meal breaks,
paid sick leave, payment for uninterrupted work, and paid days off
for domestic workers.
In early 2013, Myrla jumped at the chance to join CFW’s Advocacy
Academy. Launched in 2012, the Academy trains 20 staff members
of CFW’s grantee organizations each year. The Academy gives
participants the essential skills required to effectively engage in the
public policy debate. Workshops in the Academy include “State and
Local Budgeting,” “Messaging,” “Social Media,” and “Coalition
Building.”
Chicago Foundation for Women is dedicated to building effective,
smart and resilient nonprofit leaders. We provide not only grants to
community organizations, but we also invest in the professional and
personal development of their most promising leaders. And, these
investments pay off.
The White House recently awarded Myrla with the Asian American
Pacific Islander (AAPI) “Champion of Change” Award. She received
the award with 14 other AAPI women who are working to create a
more equal, safe, and prosperous future for their communities and
their country.
“I came to America with a dream of living a happy and purposeful life,”
said Myrla. “CFW’s Advocacy Academy has given me the confidence I
need to live out that dream and help other women live it, too.”
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MYRLA BALDONADO
Myrla is an Advocacy Academy
graduate who advocates for
domestic work rights.
NURTURE THE POTENTIAL
WOMAN OF
COLOR LEADER,
HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVIST,
CIVIC LEADER,
ORGANIZER,
GRANTEE + ALLY
KIM HUNT
Kim Hunt is a participant of the
Women of Color Collaborative. Kim
is the executive director of Affinity
Community Services, a CFW grantee.
CFW’s Women’s Leadership
Development Initiative is
building a stronger nonprofit
sector serving women and
girls in Chicago.
Chicago Foundation for Women is vital to sustaining
the network of support for women in the community.
We are forward thinking in identifying issues that are
essential to women. Through advocacy, leadership
development, education and capacity building, we help
women and girls reach their full potential.
In 2012, CFW, the Crossroads Fund and the Woods
Fund of Chicago identified a disparity in Chicago’s
nonprofit sector. We found that there were no programs
dedicated to developing strong, visible women of color
in leadership, advocacy and organizing work. As a
response, the three foundations formed the Women
of Color Collaborative Project, which is housed under
CFW’s Women’s Leadership Development Initiative
(WLDI). CFW’s WLDI helps nonprofit professionals
throughout their careers- from entry-level to Executive
Directors, to board leadership. The WLDI includes
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The Woman of Color Collaborative Project, The
Advocacy Academy, Board Member Boot Camp, and
“Core Concepts.”
Kim Hunt is one of the 18 women who participated
in the Project’s pilot year. She credits the initiative as
being one of the “best professional development
programs” she’s ever participated in because the Project
gives a voice and a space to a group that is often not at
the table.
As a child, Kim first learned about the effects of
excluding key voices. In her Kansas City neighborhood,
Kim watched as homes were demolished to make room
for a highway. Families were left without a community.
The blithe disregard of the urban communities impacted
Kim all throughout her childhood. It should come as
no surprise that Kim then pursued a career in urban
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CFW’S WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
TRAINED 163 NONPROFIT LEADERS IN 2012-2013.
planning after college. Her work was dedicated to
uniting decision makers and community officials in a
meaningful way. In her current role as the executive
director of Affinity Community Services, Kim is
making sure Chicago’s black lesbian and bisexual
women’s community have their voices heard.
Through the Women of Color Collaborative Project,
Kim has learned about her personal leadership style.
The Project helped Kim realize that leadership is
about being clear in direction and allowing her team
to be more reflective. Because of the Women of Color
Collaborative Project, Kim says her team dynamic
is more collaborative in creating the strategy behind
Affinity’s work.
Kim also said the Women of Color Collaborative
Project has inspired her to prioritize Affinity’s focus on
emerging leaders and their development process.
A major component of the Project is building a pipeline
of leadership and mentorship for women of color leaders.
Kim is making sure that Affinity’s young leadership
programs develop both the practical and personal skills
of the participants.
Participants in the Project are also planning, developing
and discussing alternative models of organizing. They
are being challenged to abandon silos and work together
across issue areas of women’s rights, labor rights, civil
rights, LGBTQ rights, and immigrant rights. Through
the Women of Color Capacity Building Project, CFW is
a pioneer in teaching women how to be civic leaders and
encouraging women, like Kim, to create and transform
each of these movements from the inside.
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BY THE NUMBERS
FISCAL
YEAR 2013
THAN
$
1,949,481
12
355
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CFW GRANTEES MOBILIZED MORE
28
YEARS
$21.6
MILLION
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE
FOR
$20M
2010
POLICY EFFORTS
Such as comprehensive sexual education, Violence Against Women
Act reauthorization, and the elimination of felony prostitution.
Total Amount Granted
2005
HEALTH
93
Organizations
received a
CFW grant
48
ECONOMIC
SECURITY
47
45
=140
Total grants in 2013
X 721
2000
721 NEW DONORS WERE INSPIRED
TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS
$10M
FREEDOM FROM
VIOLENCE
1995
2x CFW MORE
THAN DOUBLED
ITS GRANTMAKING
IN 2013 OVER 2012
28,819
1990
Number of People
Impacted by CFW Grants
1985
12
$0
FUEL THE PASSION
WOMEN-LED
SOLUTIONS
CHAMPION,
BOLD
DONOR,
SOCIALLY
CONSCIOUS
+ INSPIRING
LEADER
Doris Conant leads by example.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Doris
led a community organizing effort to
address the needs of mothers at the former
Jane Addams Homes, a housing project
on Chicago’s West Side. Doris went doorto-door asking the mothers about what
they wanted for their children. The moms
wanted expanded opportunities for their
kids like preschools, a library and an afterschool program for girls.
The neighborhood had a dedicated facility
and various after-school activities for
boys, but nothing for girls. Doris helped
raise money to bring girl’s programs to the
West Side community. She also stood in
solidarity with the mothers and picketed
the mobile library that appeared for
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only a few hours every two weeks in the
neighborhood. The women also took their
message directly to the Chicago Public
Library Board, where they demanded a
permanent neighborhood library.
Wanting to continue her work standing
with, and standing for women, Doris
Conant first became involved with
Chicago Foundation for Women when
CFW was still a new and budding
organization. Doris eventually joined
CFW’s board of directors.
Since that time, Doris has remained
an active leader in the women’s rights
community. In 2012, she made a truly
momentous gift of $1 million dollars
to launch the Doris & Howard Conant
Fund for Women’s Rights at Chicago
Foundation for Women. Thanks to the
Doris & Howard Conant Fund, CFW
has already awarded six grants, including
one of CFW’s first multi-year grants, to
innovative advocacy organizations.
Like so many of CFW’s donors, Doris
views CFW as a trusted, knowledgeable
partner. Doris counts on CFW to be a
resource and to ensure her gift is carefully
invested in community groups that hold
the greatest promise to impact the issues
that are most important to her.
Most of all, Doris wants to lead by
example and inspire her daughters,
grand-daughters and other female
philanthropists.
“I made this gift hoping it might inspire
other women,” said Doris. “Women need
to be bold in their philanthropy. You might
not think you can do this, but you can.”
DORIS CONANT
Doris Conant is a philanthropist and
founder of the Doris & Howard Conant
Fund for Women’s Rights at Chicago
Foundation for Women.
JOIN US/
Chicago’s women and girls need you. Over the
past year, Chicago Foundation for Women has
supported 93 organizations that are providing
opportunity and removing barriers for Chicago
women and girls. But, we are only able to fund
1 out of 3 requests we receive. We will do more–
with your continued support.
TO INVEST IN WOMEN AND GIRLS, VISIT WWW.CFW.ORG/DONATE.
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DONOR LIST
THANKS TO OUR 2013 DONORS
FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT
It is thanks to contributions and grants made by individuals, corporations and foundations that Chicago
Foundation for Women continues to improve the lives of women and girls throughout the Chicago area.
The following is a list of our donors from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
$100,000+
Lucia Woods Lindley
$20,000-$99,999
Fay Clayton and Lowell Sachnoff
Ginny Holt
Eva Janzen Powell
and Smith T. Powell IV
Nancy Juda and Jens Brasch
Marcena W. and Norris Love
Gail and Harry Ludewig
The Estate of Joan S. Nowicki
Debra Pizer
Edna J. Schade
Anita and Prabhakant Sinha
Jennifer W. Steans
$10,000-$19,999
D. Clifford Jensen
Robin Lavin
Grace Allen Newton
and David Weinberg
Janice E. Rodgers
Donna M. and Thomas H. Stone
Paula Wolff
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
Jeannie Affelder
Bobbi Allen and Barbara Bostian
Lucy and Peter Ascoli
Ron and Queta Rodriguez Bauer
Ellen Benjamin and Frederick Bates
Marjorie Craig Benton
Carol Lavin Bernick
Ruth Dunbar Davee
Donald and Martha Farley
Trina M. Fresco
Susan Goldschmidt
Mary Winton Green
James and Brenda Grusecki
Susan S. Hassan
Catherine Head and Joe Ferguson
Miriam J. Kelm
Andrea S. Kramer
Kathleen McDonald
Ellie Meyers
Robert and Patricia Moore
Susan E. Morrison
H. Gael Neeson
Nancy M. Olson
Kathleen Johnson Pope
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Carol Prins and John Hart/
The Jessica Fund
Ellen A. Rosen
Leora and Mort Rosen
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Mohanbir S. and Parminder Sawhney
Margot Levin Schiff and Harold Schiff
Ben and Dawn Shapiro
Gabrielle Sigel
Anita K. Sinha
Laura A. Tucker
Patty Walsh
Frances K. Zemans
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous (2)
Virginia T. Bartholomay
María C. Bechily and Scott Hodes
Prudence and Francis Beidler
Susan Berman
Catherine and Addison Braendel
Bernadette Chopra
Marge and Lew Collens
Lisa Dinwiddie
Kate Edwardson
Harlene Ellin
Sondra Berman Epstein
and Sidney Epstein
Sylvia Fergus
Marya Frankel
Jennifer Franklin
Nancy Gidwitz
Friends of Debbie Halvorson
Karen J. Hunt
Carol and Ed Kaplan
Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman
Kate and Michael Kennedy
Greg and Lynda Kolb
Roberta and Sam Kramer
Frances H. Krasnow
Robert Lifton and Carol Rosofsky
Patty Looker
Nina and Philip Martin
Mary Morse and Jim McBride
Abby O’Neil and Carroll Joynes
Jean Pogge
Margot L. Pritzker
Eleanor Revelle
Barbara Rose and Neil Peck
Esther S. Saks
Carleen Schreder and Ralph Musicant
Patricia Costello Slovak
Peggy Sullivan
Aylice M. Toohey and Eric Gorman
Linda L. Wagner and Janine L. Hoft
Gail Waller and Timothy Schwertfeger
Deb Warner
Nannette V. Zander
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (5)
L. Ann Allison
Mary Beaubien
Ellen Benninghoven
Janice L. Benson
Noelle Brennan
Cheryl Burton
Michelle S. Carr
Marilyn T. Cohen
Josephine C. Conlon
Regine Corrado
Judy and Bill Cottle
Heidi Dalenberg
Gleda Dreke
Peg Duncan
Isa Ellis
Edith H. Falk
Leslie G. Fenton and Mark Pera
Sunny and Paul Fischer
Jean and James Foley
Jennifer Fortner
Susan and Paul Freehling
Meredith Conant George
Jacqueline Gilbert
Rita M. Glass, Ed.D.
Marj Halperin
Lynn Hauser
Lisa Henner
Dana Hirt
David H. Hoffman
Irene M. Holmen
Eilene S. Isaacs
Lorraine and Jay Jaffe
Laura L. Jordahl
Loretta and Allan Kaplan
Rachel Kaplan and Robert Riesman
Polly B. Kawalek
Sally Meyers Kovler and Jon Kovler
Dana Levinson
Juju Lien and Robert Cross
Wendy Manning
Susan and Phillip Marineau
Karen May
Sara and Richard Mesirow
Barbara Molotsky
Jo and Art Moore
Richard Naponelli
Sylvia Neil
Rima D. Ports
Sylvia Pozarnsky
Joy and Rudolph S. Rasin
Kathleen Roseborough and Al Lipton
Betsy Rubinstein
Shirley and Patrick Ryan
Bettylu and Paul Saltzman
Louise P. Saltzman
Julie Scott
Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman
Judith Becker Thomas
Jeanette Van Nice
Courtney VanLonkhuyzen
Pam Waud
Vanessa J. Weathersby
Rachel Weinstein and Jason Pizer
Blair Wellensiek
Mary L. Winburn
Judy Wise and Sheldon Baskin
Iris S. Witkowsky
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Robin Wolkoff
$500-$999
Deb Abrahamson
Thomas Abrahamson
Valerie Adegbite-Calloway
Anu Aggarwal
Karim HK Ahamed, CFA
Kaberi Banerjee-Murthy
Donna and Bill Barrows
Diana Beliard
Ruth K. Belzer
Patricia Berman
Trina Bockus
Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock
Marion A. Cameron
Renée Caputo
Velaine V. Carnall
Libby Chiu
Deborah B. Cole
Colleen K. Connell
Dolores Connolly
Terese Connolly
Lynn B. Donaldson
Emily Dreke
Eliza and Timothy Earle
Sharon Feigon
Roshni Flynn
Elizabeth R. Foster
Lucinda Fox
Mimi Frankel
Christine C. George
Margaret Gerber
Sukhjit Singh Gill
Carol J. Godwin
Joan Goldstein
Clare Golla
Dove Haase
Kathleen Harper
John F. Hartray, Jr.
Janet W. Helman
Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Sagan
Alison Hilsabeck
Mary P. Hines
Sarai Hoffman
Kimberly L. Holley
Caroline T. Huebner
Nancy Ide
Linnea Jacobs
Shirley H. Jaffee
Lynn Kamenitsa
Laura Kaufman and David Levine
Michelle Kavoosi
Adrienne C. King
Sherry L. Koppel
Rachel E. Kraft
Shalini Kumar
Jill W. Landsberg
Carolyn S. Levin
Paul Levy
Lois J. Lipton
Heather Locus
Marie Lorden
Guy Loudon
Susan Emily Madapusi-Pera
Vicki Madara
Laura McAlpine and Jeanne Kracher
Susan McGee
Paula and Bill McMenamin
Patricia R. McMillen
Deborah Witter Mead
Judith Hahn Meguire
Melissa Mizel and Michael Edwards
Paula J. Morency
Kaethe Morris Hoffer
Suzanne Musikantow
Dawn Clark Netsch
Kate O’Malley
Sara Paretsky
Heather D. Parish
Audrey Rone Peeples
Caryle and Robert Perlman
Susan and Richard Petersen
Betty Phillips
Mary L. Pierson
Michael Pratts
Andrea Raila
Marjorie L. Reed
Lauren Robinson
Nicole R. Robinson
Jeffrey R. Rode, CFA
Melba Rodriguez
Jill and Ron Rohde
Nancy A. Ross
Judith Feigon Schiffman
Susan H. and Charles P. Schwartz, Jr.
Joan Shapiro
Mary Shaughnessy
Pam and Scooter Simon
Karen Singer
Vibha Singh
Kathryn D. Sowle
Kathy Spear
Orli and Bill Staley
Tim Stanta
Marjorie K. Staples
Beth Stephens
Isabel Carter Stewart
and Donald Stewart
Mary Stowell
Paul A. Svoboda
Scott Swanson
Ginny Sykes
Rona Talcott
Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Margaret and Joseph Tilson
Chad and Heidi Tischer
Anne Coulter Tobey
Cindy Traczyk
Angela Vasandani
Richard D. Watkins
Barbara A. Weiner
Samantha Whitney
Mary Wondolowski
Beverly Wyckoff
$250-$499
Amy Adams
Susan Alberts
Nancy E. Anderson
Karen J. Andrews
Jean Ashmore
Ann Ballard
Erika Bartelstein
Anu Behari
Denise Beihoffer
Kate Bensen
Lieselotte N. Betterman
Karen Bloom
Sarah Borgeson
Carole Brite
Jen and Catherine Brown
Jean Butzen
Maria C. Capoccia
Evette Cardona and Mona Noriega
Patrick Casey
Virginia Cason-Burnstine
and Robert Burnstine
Edwin Chandrasekar
Judy M. Chernick
Rebecca S. Chodes
Renee Citera
Brianne Claeys
Nancy L. Clark
Eileen Clune
Ann Sherby Cole
Samantha Coleman
Ann Courter
Kathleen Keegan Cowie
Sally Csontos
Barbara Flynn Currie
Lynn G. Cutler
Michelle Damico
Paula B. Danoff
Michaela D’Arrigo
Francesca Debiase
Melanie L. Delianites
Jane S. Dewey
Barbara J. Disko
Kathleen A. Doherty
April Donnellan
Helen Doria
Randall Doubet King
Joan M. Eagle
Susan A. Eichler
Barbara Engel
Wendy Epstein
Mr. and Mrs. John Farinacci
Nancy Felton-Elkins
Maria Finitzo
Julia Fiske and Jim Parker
Lynn Freitag
Laura J. Freveletti
Roxane Friedman
Beth Fulkerson
Adrianne B. Furniss
Bryna and Edward Gamson
Denise B. Gardner
Judy Gaynor
Audrey George
Angela Gershenson
Julia E. Getzels
Adrienne Glazov
Maggie Gleason
Laurie R. Glenn
Debrah Goodman
J. Cunyon Gordon
Shelley Gorson
Josie M. Gough
Lorri Grainawi
Mary L. Gray
Tom Greene
Marguerite H. Griffin
Laura Grisolano
Joan Gunzberg
Jo Haley
Cristy Harris
Linda Chaplik Harris
Sarah Harris
Leigh Harter
Harriet Hausman
Tracy Heilman and Ray Macika
Carol Henriques
Joyce and Rich Hirsch
Sheri Hokin
Mae P. Hong
Keri Holleb Hotaling
Grace Hou
Pamela K. Hull
Sarah Hurwit
Deone Jackman
Shaquita M. Jarrett
Laura Jaskierski
Carol Johnson
Kristine Johnson
Gwen Jordan
Jess Kane
Susan Kane
Kathryn Karsh
Leticia Kees
Mary Jane Keitel
Dana Kelly
Mary Lou Kennedy
Barbara Kessler
Helen J. Kessler
James F. Kinoshita, CFA
Claire Koeneman
Ellen Kollar
Nancy Kotler
Vivian Kramer
Suzanne M. Kraus
Rachel Krause
Sandhya Krishnan
Nima Krodel
Cynthia Lawson
Wende Fox
Ngoan Thi Le
Lucy Lehman
Rebekah Levin
Carole Levine
Janice Linn and Richard Pincus
Janice Liten
Lynn Litwin
Patricia Locke
Christine Lopez
Katherine M. Lorenz
Maureen Loughnane
Linda Loving
Serena Low
Shalini Lulla
Sandra S. Lund
Heidi Lynch
Kim Lynch
Sheila Lyne
Katrina L. Malone
Lynne D. Mapes-Riordan
Rosalind Marchand
Katie Mark
Sandra and Peter Mars
Elizabeth Marsh
Marylen Marty-Gentite
Suzanne McBride and John O’Neill
Janet McCann
Rosanne McGrath
Erin McInerney
Simone McNeil
Christopher Meister
Barbara and Richard Melcher
Jeanine Meola
Joy Messinger
Cheryl Meyer
Pam and Charlie Meyerson
Dana M. Mikstay
Tina Milligan
Anita Mital
Mary Lee Montague
Patty McDermott Moore
Mary F. Morten
Patricia G. Moss
Joan Mudd
Beth Mueller
Amishi Murthy
Emily Neuberger
Vicky L. Nurre
Carol O’Brien
Beth Pagnotta
Varsha Pancholi
Elaine Parker
Alyx Pattison
Jean Marie Pechette
Celene Peurye-Hissong
Irene S. Phelps
Marianne Philbin
Paulette Pierre
Joan Pikas
Sheila Pont
Elizabeth M. Postell
Dorothy Press
Gaye E. Preston
Karen Prieur
Susan Pristave
Lucia Boyden Prochnow
Cheryl I. Procter-Rogers
Deborah L. Puntenney, Ph.D.
Katherine Rahill
Anna M. Rappaport
Raul Raymundo
Kendra Reinshagen
Sharon Repka
Christopher Richert
Marlene F. Richman
Ellen Rogin
Julie Roin
Anne N. Rorimer
Margot Rosenbaum
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Lori Rubin DeKalo
Amy Gusinow Rubin
Deborah Ruff
Chris Ruys
Susan Sacks
Beth Saks and Scott Fithian
Jane M. Saks
Jean S. Sampson
Nancy Schaefer
Stephen Schlickman
Lisa T. Scruggs
Julie P. Shelton
Rose L. Shure
Sherry Siegel
Maria Simon
Toni S. Smith
Kelly and Andrew Smith-Haley
Unmi Song
Rassamay Sopha
Ellen Soren
Tammy Steele
Laura Stempel
Barbara Stewart
Hanna Stotland
Veronica Studnicka
Lauren Sugerman
Emily Muskovitz Sweet
Alysia Tate
Lynn Taylor and Thomas White
Rebecca Ford Terry
Audrey Thomas
Janet W. Thompson
Scheherazade Tillet
Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl
Joan Turk
Robin Wagner
Sally Wallace
Julie Walsh
Chris Ward
Elizabeth K. Ware
Ruth Ann Watkins
David Weindling
Marian Wexler
Charles and Elizabeth Wheatley
Diana and Peter White
Lindsey Whitlock
Barbara Wilder
Mary Beth Williams
Megan Williamson
Joycelyn Winnecke
Sallie Wolf
Marvinetta W. Woodley-Penn
Elizabeth Wright and Julie Kaufman
Mary A. Young
Nancy Young
Patricia Yuzawa-Rubin
Karina Zabicki DeHayes
Evelyn Zouras
$100-$249
Cynthia Photos Abbott
Rachel Abramson
Beverly M. Addison
Harriet Adelstein
Carla Michelle Agostinelli
Heather Alderman
Amie Alfe
Kristy L. Allen
Leslie Allison
Lauri Alpern
Sylvia Alston
Susan Altfeld
Adrienne Anderson
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Sarah Ansari
Joseph and Laura Antolin
Julia Langdon Antonatos
Intsar A. Assaf
Cassandra Avenatti
Cindy Baasten
Nicole Prichard Bahena
Claudia A. Baier
Katie and Wynn Bailey
Lagenia Bailey
Jill and John Baldwin
Sabina Bangash
Jane L. Barclay
Amy Bateson
Judy Bauer
Julie A. Bauer
Shilpa Bavikatte
Laurie Beasley
Alicia Beck
Eve Becker
Diane and Michael Beemer
Karen Behles
Ellen Stone Belic
Lucretia Bell-McCall
Margaret Shank Benjamin
Karyn Benson
Anne Searle Bent
Robin Berkson
Emily Berlinghof
Melissa Berman
Kathleen Bickford Berzock
Margaret C. Bisberg
Gail Bley
Lexis Blitstein
Shaun and Andrew Block
Marcia R. Bogolub
Dr. Victoria Boies
John Bokina
Julie M. Bordo
Deborah H. Bornstein
Gregory and Cassie Boyle
Elizabeth Everett Brackett
Jeanne Braun
Betty Anne and John Brennen
Kathleen Breski
Julie P. Brett-Buttleman
Regan Brewer
Kathy L. Brock
Diana Brockway
Matthew Brody
Lisa Browdy
Dawn Dittmar Brown
Deane B. Brown
Deborah L. Brown
Jen Brown
Karen E. Brown
Raquel Brown
Pat Brummet
Linda Bubon
Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum
Karin and James Bull
Matti Bunzl
Amy Buonassisi
Natalie Burkart
Genevieve Burns
Maggie and Barry Cain
Sally Callander
Pamela Carcerano
Carlos Cardenas
Erika Carey
Patricia Carman
Megan Carney
Liane Clorfene-Casten
Kathryn Caudill
Lorie Chaiten and Harold Hirshman
Caroline Chandra
Angela Chang
Miriam Chaplik
Michele Childers
Rashmi Chitnis
Karen Chiu
Christina W. Chodos
Ann Christophersen
Arianna Cisneros
Janice Clark
Jamie Cleva
Tamara L. Nelson
Suzanne Cohan-Lange
Valerie Colletti
Sandy Collins
Monika Collins
Elizabeth Connelly
Margo Cook
Werner B. Cookman
Julie G. Coplon
Terry Cosgrove
Kim Coventry
Janet H. Cowel
Deborah Crockett
Andrea Cross
Karen Daniel
Sally S. Daniels
Julie Danis
Catherine E. Danz
Lisa Davidson
Fern Bomchill Davis
Shelley A. Davis
Tenia Davis
Nancy Day
Betty Dayron
Camille De Frank
Madhoolica Dear
Roxanne Decyk
Emilia Di Menco
Gregory J. Didomenico
Barbara Dillard
Erika Dillon
Rochelle and Irv Distelheim
Joyce L. Donaly
Eileen Dordek
Aimee Dreiss
Terri Drews and Ed Getz
Irene Drizin
Scott Drury
Selma D’Souza
Kathy Dudek
Joy DuPuis
Rachel Durchslag
Jim Durkan
Mary Ann Dyar
Rochelle Dyme
Carol P. Eastin
Loraine E. Edwalds
Michael Eizenga
Jennifer Elliott
Susan Erlebacher
Yeny Estrada
Roberta G. Evans
Merri Ex
Ngozi Ezike
Terry Satinover Fagen
Sharon Fairley
Elizabeth A. Fama
Bette Feinerman
Vanessa Figueroa
Barbara A. Filippini
Christine B. Fisher
Linda May Fitzgerald
Hope L. Flack
Jan Flapan
Kenneth N. Flaxman
Valerie Fleming
Jennifer Flink
Elaine Foss
Kimberly M. Foxx
Patricia Frazin
Patricia Frazin
Anne Frenkel
Katherine Frerichs
Maya Friedler
Madelon R. Fross
Sally Frostic
Mary K. Fuller
Robyn Gabel
Linda Garcia Garcia Merchant
Jennifer Garr
Justine M. Garza
Jody Gauthier
Lynn Gendleman
Patti Gerbie
Nancy Gerrie
Judith Gethner
Lorraine Getz
Gail C. Ginsberg
Naomi S. Gitlin
Sharon B. Glazer
Janice Glenn Collier
Julie Goddard
Ethel C. Gofen
Diane Golan
Barbara G. Gold
Deidra D. Gold
Ellen Goldberg
Jill Goldstein
Henrietta Gomez
Lynda S. Gordon
Nicole Gotthelf
Jean and Harry Gottlieb
Joan B. Gottschall
Hilary Gould
Graham C. Grady
Patsy and John Grady
Dr. Karen L. Granda
and Mr. John S. Mrowiec
E. Lynn Grayson
Vesna Grbovic
Channing Greene
Delta A. Greene
Sue Greggo
Carrington Gregory
Sue Gries
Manju Gupta
Venu Gupta
Ellen S. Gussin
Luis Gutierrez
Daniel Gutman
Donna Gutman
Sharon Haar
Patricia Hall
Bonnie Hamilton
Phyllis J. Handelman
Susan R. Hanes
Dolores K. Hanna
Jim Hardy
Caroline Caroline Harney
Jacquie Harper
Deborah Harrington
Betty Harris
Julia Harris and Sunil Garg
Lois F. Hauselman
Jeoffry L. Hayden
Christie A. Hefner
Leeann Heininger
Neena Hemmady
Kathryn Hempel
Charsetta M. Henderson
Erin Hendrix
Toni and John Henle
Leslie Henner Burns
Shelly Hennig
Aden A. Henry
Nicole Herbst
Theresa Herlevsen
Stephen and Mary Jo Herseth
Katherine Hickman
Kathryn Hilbert
Susan Himmelfarb
Jacqueline and Steven Hirsh
Megan Hobson
Natalie Hock
Debra Hoegemeyer
Laura Hohnhold
Jeanette Holland
Doris B. Holleb
Kim B. Holmes
Suzanne Holmes
Ruth Holst
Carol and Joel Honigberg
Mary Lou Horwat
Ginny Hotaling
Nancy M. Hotchkiss
Elizabeth Houlihan
Beverly B. Huckman
Bill Hudson
Bonnie Humphrey
Marcia Hundt
Bliss A. Hunter
John H. Idler
Wanjiku Ikenye
Dr. Marie Iliescu-Levine
Kathy K. Im
Jane Innes Armstrong
R. Janie Isackson
P. Denis Israel
Janice Jacobs
Anne Jacobson and Richard Kolsky
Jagjit Jain
Pranita Jain
Lois Jeruss
Julie Jones
Kim Jones
Susan Jones
Valendra Jones
E.E. Joyce
Cynthia A. Judge
Lisa Kaderabek
Gerri Kahnweiler
Dawn Kaiser
Inas Kaku
Jan Kallish
Grace Kaminkowitz
Nancy Karp
Evelyn E. Karzen
Terry and Geoff Kass
Colleen Keleher
Phyllis M. Kelly
Ellen Kenemore
Beth Keno
Sarah Ketchum
Martha Elder Khanna
Stephanie Kiesling
Colby Kingsbury
Kimberly Kipp
Kay Kirkpatrick
Barbara S. Kirschner
Susan E. Kirshner
Laura Kitsos
Kelly Kleiman
Joanna Kliger
Mary Klonowski
Nancy Kohn
Christine Kolb
Judith Kossy
Debbie and Jim Koziarz
Susan Kramer
Janet Krehbiel
Barbara Bloom Kreml
Poornima Krodel
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kugel
Kevin Kumashiro
Nora Kyger
Christy and Carson Kyhl
Anne Ladky
Jennifer Lagunas
Leslie Landis
Janine Landow-Esser
Carolyn Lang
Kitty Hart Lansing
Janis Lariyiere
Angela Larson
Anne Larson
Maureen Larson
Laurel and Henry Latimer
Stephenie Lazarus
Winfred M. Leaf
Sheila Leahy
Lisa Yun Lee
Susan M. Leinwohl
Julie Lenner
Valerie S. Lies
Elizabeth Lindau
Janet Lindeman
Laurel A. Lipkin
Carol S. Lobbes
Julia Lohrmann
Kate Lorenz
Allison Lowe-Fotos
Mary B. Lubertozzi
Jacqueline Lucente
Colette Lueck
Connie M. Luecke
Suzanne J. Lynch
Nancy J. Lynn
Judy Maas
Lynae Maciel
Mr. and Mrs. David O. MacKenzie
Kate Maehr and Sam Pickering
Bertha G. Magaña
Sharmili Majmudar
Oksanna Malan
Kathleen Malinger
Myesha Maloy
Sylvia R. Margolies
Amie Marks
Jeanne C. Marsh
Ms. Sheryl Martin
Rachael Marusarz
Jennifer Masi
Ruth Masters
Linda M. Mayer
Melissa Mayer
Anne Sophia Maziak
Nancy McCaskey
Robin McConney
Nancy McDaniel
Peter McGuire
Jana L. McIlroy
Diane M. McKeever
Jean McShane
Jean Meadows
Jamell Meeks
Anjali Mehta
Leslie Meisner
Yanzi Mendez
Jane Mentzinger
Jennifer Mercer
Dina Merrell
Kelsey Mesher
Jill Metz and Karen Buckley
Janet S. Migdow
Amy Miller
Danielle Mintzlaff
Candida Miranda
Judith E. Mitchell
Joseph Monahan
Joy L. Monahan
Lisa Montez
Patti Morrell
Sandy Morris
Mary Morrissette
Maureen Mosh
Meryl Lyn Moss
Jeanette M. Moulthrop, MD
Shannon Mount
Ellen Mrazek
Robin Mucha
Nancy Munson
Kathy Munzer
Anne Marie Murphy
Lynn H. Murray
Sameena Mustafa Basit
Sally Myers
Susan M. Nadis
Justine Nagan
Elizabeth R. Nani
Carolyn C. Narasimhan
Isobel Neal
Roberta Nechin
Scott Nehs
Carol Neiger
Diane Nelson
Kimberly L. Nevels
Kelly Newhall
Carolyn and Ken Nopar
Kathryn Norris
Eden Novak DeGenova
Patricia O’Brien, Ph.D., MSW
Therese Obringer
Karen O’Connor
Linda J. Odegard
Karen Olin
Sarah Ann Oliver
Jill Olswanger
Susan Onken
Suzanne Ontiveros
Emily Opalski
Joanne Oppenheim
Lia Osburn
Laura O’Shea
Karen Osmolski
Meg Ostrom
April A. Otterberg
Shaila Pai- Verma
Geri L. Palmer
Kate Palmer
Ketki Parikh
Sally Park
Barbara Parson
Pamela Passis
Shalini and Pradip Patiath
Robin Patinkin
Nancy P. Patterson
Susan Pattock
Betsy N. Payne
Susan Payne
Dana M. Pearl
Jodi Patt Pellettiere
Aurie A. Pennick
Diane Percival
Shari Pergricht
Julia Perkins
Dixie L Peterson
James Phelan
Tanya Pietrkowski
Renee A. Pleshar
Deb Poe
Joan Polacheck
Wendy Pollack
Krista Pospisil
Elmyra Powell
Ashley Prasad
Toni Preckwinkle
Walter A. Price, Jr.
Bobelte Puckett
Stefan Puzyk
Tracy Quattrocki
Teri Rabai
Helen Ramirez-Odell
Kali Evans-Raoul
Kim Rasmussen
Sapna Rathi
Dawn Reese
Kathi Regas
Kimberly R. Reome
Debbie Reznick
Dana D. Rice
Michele Baker Richardson
Amalia S. Rioja
Silvia Rivera
Amy Robbins, MD
Megan McNally Roberts
Genita C. Robinson
Jean Hardy Robinson
Eleanor K. Roemer
Kathryn Rolfes
Adrienne G. Rosenberg
Diana Rosenbrock
Wendy Ross
Yumi Shilowitz Ross
Barbara Rohm Rossa
Ann M. Rothschild
Sheryl Rubel
Susan Rubenstein
Lisa Ruby
Jean Rudd
Laura Rukavina
Jagriti Ruparel
Carrie Ruzicka
Kathy Kranitz Sadoun
Shehnaz Sait
Doris Salomón
Nina D. Sanchez
Lisa Sartorio
Mary Ann Savard
Kathy Schaeffer
Meredith Schilsky
Marcy D. Schlessinger
Christine Szafranski
Karen M. Schneider
Theresa Schneider
Katherine Schon
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Diana Palomar Scott
Angela Sedeno
Ronald A. Semerdjian
Urmi Sengupta
Ann Serafin
Susan C. Serbinski
Lynda Shadrake
Kinna Shah
Ritu Shah
Shilpi and Ritesh Shah
Smita N. Shah
Elizabeth A. Shanahan
Kate M. Sheehy
Deborah Shefrin
Sarah Shirk
Blair Sterling Siegel
Carol Siegel
Deborah Siegel
Elizabeth Siegel and Greg Jacobs
Lisa Simmons
Jeffrey Simon
Joyce M. Simon
Mary Simon
Pamela Simon
Mary B. Singh
Rebecca Sive
Ada Skyles
Arden and Charles Small
Joan F. Small
Gail T. Smith
Louise K. Smith
Mary Anne Smith
Tricia Snyder Lewis
Francine Soliunas
Sondra Sonneborn
Sendy L. Soto
Laura Sova
Barbara and Lester Speyer
Jennifer Stack
Susan Stall
Elizabeth Stark
Julia Stasch
Linda Stawicki
Judith E. Stein
Nikki Will Stein
William Stempel
Nancy Stevenson Greenberg
Judith Stockdale
Kim Stone
Susan Straus
Deborah D. Strauss
Ann Straw
Susan Struve
Debra Stulberg
Leslie A. Stulberg
Emily B. Susanin
Tara Swaminathan
Diane C. Swonk
Vanessa Tanaka
Catherine Taylor-Cappel
Tina Tchen
Denise Theobald
Kathy Tholin
Stacey L. Thomas
Tracey Thomas
Pia N. Thompson
Elizabeth Thomson
Lisa Tomsheck
Tammy and Seth Travis
Tracy Treger
Rachael Trummel
Mary Lee Turk
Trevor Turk
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Richard B. Turner
Annette Turow
Laurel Tustison
Elizabeth Uihlein
Eva Taylor Unikel
Denise Vallow
Donna Van De Water
Julie E. Vander Weele
Linda Vander Weele
Susana Vasquez
Markus Veile
Jayne Vellinga
Phyllis Voosen
Nancy and Richard Waichler
Deborah Walters
Suzette Warmus
Susan Warner
Roberta L. Washlow
Imy F. Wax
Julia R. Weertman
Catherine S. Weidner
Norma Weir
Melanie Weiss
Jennifer Welch
Michele Weldon
Barbara and Bert Weller
Whitney Weller
Mary Welton
Dorothea Jacobson-Wenzel
Ramel Werner
Mrs. Florence F. Wheeler
Julia Wheeler
Wendy K. White Eagle
Matthew Whitlock
Stacia Whitmore
Janis Wiener
Keven C. Wilder
Sally Wildman
Cindy Wilson and Chip Peters
Bern Wims
Susan Winer
Alva Winfrey
Barbara Winick
Carolyn K. Winick
Tracey Wiseman
Rebecca Woan
Ann S. Wolff
Regina Wootton
Caren Yanis
Angela and Martin Yorath
Susan Zabriskie
Deborah Lust Zaluda, J.D.
Christie L. Zielinski
Renee L. Zipprich
Lois Zoller
Andrea L. Zopp
THE LEGACY CIRCLE
CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
The Legacy Circle is a special group
of supporters who have made a
commitment to Chicago Foundation for
Women’s vision by choosing to include
the Foundation in their estate plans.
$100,000+
Anonymous (6)
The Estate of Irene Bayrach
Ellen J. Benjamin
and Frederick N. Bates
Marjorie Craig Benton
Fay Clayton
Marge and Lew Collens
Jane S. Dewey
Edith H. Falk
Sunny and Paul Fischer
Joan Goldstein
Millicent and Thomas Holmes
Nancy Juda
Polly B. Kawalek
Lucia Woods Lindley
Lois J. Lipton
Marcena W. Love
Norris “Mike” Love
Gail J. Ludewig
Jo and Art Moore
Sally Myers
Beverly Nachtrieb
Elizabeth B. Phillips
Eva Janzen Powell and Smith T. Powell IV
Gaye E. Preston
The Estate of Sylvia M. Radov
Hedy M. Ratner
Janice E. Rodgers
Barbara Rose
Leora Rosen
The Estate of Miriam E. Wirt
$50,000-$99,999
DORIS AND HOWARD CONANT FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
GROUNDSWELL’S CATALYST FUND
FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
POLK BROS. FOUNDATION
WOMEN’S FUNDING NETWORK
$25,000-$49,999
AAR CORP.
ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION
AVA FARWELL TRUST
FULL CIRCLE FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE LIBRA FOUNDATION
PIERCE FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
STEANS FAMILY FOUNDATION
THANKSGIVING FUND
UNITED AIRLINES
THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
$10,000-$24,999
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
ALLSTATE FOUNDATION
THE BOEING COMPANY
CROWN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES
CVS CAREMARK
COMED - AN EXELON COMPANY
GROSVENOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
HO-CHUNK NATION
IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION
LAKSHMI FOUNDATION
LEO S. GUTHMAN FUND
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
MOTOROLA MOBILITY FOUNDATION
THE OSA FOUNDATION
U.S. BANK
WEINBERG/NEWTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
ZEMAN HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
$5,000-$9,999
ABC 7 CHICAGO
BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS
THE DAVEE FOUNDATION
DISCOVER NETWORK MARKETING
THE DUCHOSSOIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
LLOYD A. FRY FOUNDATION
HEALTH CARE SERVICES CORP
HENRY CROWN & COMPANY
LEVIN SCHREDER & CAREY LTD.
MID-CONTINENT CAPITAL, L.L.C.
PEOPLES GAS
PRINCE CHARITABLE TRUSTS
QUARLES & BRADY LLP
ROBERT AND PATRICIA MOORE FOUNDATION
SAHARA ENTERPRISES, INC.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP
THOREK HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
THE WALSH FOUNDATION
$2,500-$4,999
ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
AZTECA FOODS, INC.
BMO HARRIS BANK
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
CHARTER ONE BANK
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
DELOITTE.
DIMEO SCHNEIDER & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
LEFORT-MARTIN FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND
OF THE DUPAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP
ELEANOR FOUNDATION
FAIRPOINTE CAPITAL
FRANCIS BEIDLER FOUNDATION
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
HIGH RIDGE PARTNERS, INC.
HODES FAMILY FOUNDATION
ICE MILLER, LLC
IMAGINATION PUBLISHING
JENNER & BLOCK LLP
THE JESSICA FUND
JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
THE KENRICH GROUP LLC
MESIROW FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.
OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
STS FOUNDATION
VOA ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, LLC
WOMENONCALL.ORG FOUNDATION
MUNIRA PATEL
PLEASURE CHEST
QUARLES AND BRADY
RIDGEWOOD GARDENS
LEORA AND MORT ROSEN
CARLEEN SCHREDER
SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP
SWEET MANDY B’S
THE CONSERVATION CENTER
UNITED AIRLINES
$1,000-$2,499
BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP
BEERMANN PRITIKIN MIRABELLI SWERDLOVE LLP
COLE TAYLOR BANK
FIRST BANK AND TRUST
GROUP BENEFIT ASSOCIATES
PATRICK G. AND SHIRLEY W. RYAN FOUNDATION
SAGE PRODUCTS INC.
UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
ANONYMOUS
BERNSTEIN GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
BMO HARRIS BANK
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
JBT CORPORATION
MCCORMICK FOUNDATION
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
MOTOROLA MOBILITY FOUNDATION
POLK BROS. FOUNDATION
RETIREMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION
IN-KIND DONORS
ACLU OF ILLINOIS
BAKER AND MCKENZIE
MARJORIE CRAIG BENTON
FERN BOGOT
BOTTLES AND CANS
CATHERINE AND ADDISON BRAENDEL
CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA
CORE POWER YOGA
CREME CRAFTED PARTIES AND CATERING
DERBY
DIMEO SCHNEIDER & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
FIT GIRL STUDIO, INC
FOX, SWIBEL, LEVIN & CARROLL
LAURA L. JORDAHL
NANCY JUDA AND JENS BRASCH
LEVIN SCHREDER & CAREY LTD.
ROBIN MCCONNEY
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
SUSAN E. MORRISON
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FUNDS AT CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
GRANTS LIST
CATALYST FUND: RESOURCES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
CATALYST FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
For the fifth year in a row, CFW received a $150,000 matching grant from
the Catalyst Fund at Groundswell to support reproductive justice advocacy
organizations led by women of color. The reproductive justice movement
addresses a full spectrum of issues that disproportionately affect communities
of color, particularly in low-income neighborhoods, including the right to
access reproductive health information and care; bear and parent children;
access a safe and legal abortion; live free from violence; and live and work in
a healthy environment.
CHICAGO ABORTION FUND
$35,000
DORIS & HOWARD CONANT FUND FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
The Doris & Howard Conant Fund supports organizations and programs
committed to women’s rights, with a focus on advocacy efforts. The Conant Fund
also provides an opportunity to award multi-year grants, demonstrating both the
Foundation’s and the donor’s commitment to long-term, systemic change.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Donor advised funds can be established when a person or family donates
$5,000 or more to the fund. Chicago Foundation for Women assists the donor
in awarding grants from that fund to support organizations helping women
and girls.
THE ELEANOR NETWORK AT CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN*
The Eleanor Network at the Chicago Foundation for Women supports an
array of economic security strategies, bringing together the former Eleanor
Foundation’s targeted approach and the Chicago Foundation for Women’s
broader support of direct service and advocacy.
THE GENERAL FUND
General Fund grants focus on Chicago Foundation for Women’s three key
issue areas: economic security, freedom from violence, and access to health
services and information for women and girls.
The My Voice, My Choice Leadership Group engages and mobilizes the
women CAF serves. By facilitating leadership development for low-income
women, CAF involves women of color in grassroots organizing that improves
community systems.
CHICAGO LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR INCARCERATED MOTHERS
$25,000
The Reproductive Justice Initiative and Visible Voices leadership group
empowers formerly incarcerated women to advocate for policy change on
reproductive health care for women in prison; strengthening the Illinois ban on
shackling inmates during labor; and reducing the termination of incarcerated
mothers’ parental rights.
ILLINOIS CAUCUS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH
$25,000
ICAH is a youth-led group that advocates for sound policies and practices
that promote a positive, medically accurate and comprehensive approach to
adolescent sexual health and parenting.
EVERTHRIVE ILLINOIS
$35,000
The Englewood Women’s Empowerment Project seeks to create accessible
health care resources and services for women and girls in Englewood, as well
as engage them in statewide reproductive justice advocacy.
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO BREAST CANCER TASK FORCE
$30,000
Driven by racial health disparities, the Task Force engages in research,
administrative policy change and legislative advocacy so that low-income
African American women have equal access to quality breast cancer care.
YOUNG WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
$15,000
YWEP responds to the strengths, needs and concerns of young women in the
sex trade by building their self-care skills and engaging them as leaders in
advocacy campaigns that directly address the institutions that affect their lives.
THE IRENE BAYRACH ANTI-VIOLENCE LEGACY FUND
Thanks to a donation from the estate of Irene Bayrach, the fund supports
services and advocacy projects that address family violence in all its forms:
domestic violence between partners in an intimate relationship, girls’ exposure
to violence at home, child abuse and elder women abuse.
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FUNDS
Through our five Leadership Councils, Chicago Foundation for Women fosters
a network of diverse leaders who raise funds for their communities. Each
council’s fund awarded grants this past year to organizations which work in
the communities they represent.
THE POLK BROS. FOUNDATION FUND FOR EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS
The Polk Bros. Foundation Fund for Emerging Organizations fosters early
growth in promising nonprofits with annual operating budgets below $75,000.
THE SOPHIA FUND FOR ADVOCACY
From 1983 to 1991, The Sophia Fund was an independent foundation. It
made more than 400 grants totaling $1.8 million to organizations addressing
reproductive rights, violence against women and economic justice. In 1992,
Sophia’s founder turned over part of the fund’s work to Chicago Foundation
for Women to continue its support of advocacy and social policy efforts to
allow women and girls to live to their full potential.
*A portion of the funds that support housing and wraparound services for low-income
working women in Chicago are provided by the Ava Farwell Trust.
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RAPE VICTIM ADVOCATES
$20,000
Rape Victim Advocates provides non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling,
individual and group counseling, medical and legal advocacy, and public
education and institutional advocacy on sexual violence.
ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF THE ACLU, INC.
$25,000, MULTI-YEAR GRANT
The Reproductive Rights Project defends and advances the rights of all women
to decide freely, without government interference, whether and when to have
a child.
ELEANOR NETWORK AT CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
ACTION NOW INSTITUTE
$50,000
Action Now Insitute is working to reduce teacher tunover and increase
the number of highly effective teachers of color in Grow Your Own (GYO)
Teachers and Pre-GYO programs. Candidates are mainly single mothers who
work full-time and attend school part-time.
THE CARA PROGRAM
$50,000
The Eleanor Career Advancement Program (ECAP) is a program designed
to meet the needs of low-income, low-skilled women who are heads of
households focusing intensely on four growing industries: healthcare,
administrative, manufacturing and customer service to connect women to the
opportunities necessary to advance their careers and increase earnings.
CENTERS FOR NEW HORIZONS
$40,000
The Women Employed Project helps local teaching assistants become certified
early childhood teachers. This pilot program provides a cohort of teaching
assistants a year-long support group, one-on-one coaching and training
essential to suceccding in state certification tests.
CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES
$57,500, MULTI-YEAR GRANT
Chicago Women in Trades provides a pre-apprenticeship training program
and an ongoing welding program to improve women’s qualifications for
specific apprenticeship program opportunities or alternative employment.
DORIS & HOWARD CONANT FUND FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
$20,000
End Demand Illinois is a grassroots campaign advocating that the most
effective way to reduce violence against women and eliminate the sexual
exploitation of prostituted and trafficked people is to address its root cause:
the demand for the sex trade.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGAL CLINIC
$15,000
The Pro Bono Project is a unique collaboration designed to meet the legal
needs of unrepresented victims of domestic violence. It seeks to engage the
private bar, recruiting attorneys from law firms and corporations to staff
shifts at the courthouse and represent victims in their petition for Orders of
Protection.
HEALTHCONNECT ONE
$20,000, MULTI-YEAR GRANT
HealthConnect One’s multi-year advocacy strategy is designed to promote the
sustainability of the Illinois workforce of perinatal community health workers
by advancing the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement for these women.
MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN
$25,000
Mujeres’ Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs provides assessment,
individual and group counseling, children’s therapy, legal advocacy, a 24hour bilingual hotline, case management, community education, transportation
and respite child care as well as referrals to temporary housing and economic
supports. In addition, Mujeres engages in local and statewide advocacy
initiatives to promote victims’ rights and ensure equal treatment under the law.
DEBORAH’S PLACE
$20,000
Teresa’s Interim Housing uses a continuum of housing options and
comprehensive support services to prevent women’s return to homelessness.
EMERGENCY FUND
$50,000
The Emergency Fund provides flexible financial assistance distributed in
monthly allotments (between $1,000 and $3,000) to participants in the
Eleanor Network programs. Some examples of financial assistance includes
rent, utility payments, security deposits, CTA passes, uniforms, and state IDs.
HEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES
$62,500
Heartland Human Care Services, Inc.’s IDEA Initiative provides a
comprehensive asset building program to working female heads of household
through individual consultation as well as group education focusing on
building credit and savings, employment and career advancement, and
support services. These approaches and services will be combined to assist
working women with meeting their self-identified goals and obtaining
economic self-sufficiency.
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
$50,000
The Center for Working Women assists women to meet their basic needs
(housing, food, childcare, transportation and healthcare) while also helping
them to overcome obstacles to sustained economic self-sufficiency including
obtaining living wage careers with advancement potential, improve credit
worthiness, and educational attainment.
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INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESO LATINO
$41,666
SPANISH COALITION FOR HOUSING
$42,000
GUARDIAN ANGEL COMMUNITY SERVICES
$15,000
Mujer Avanzando provides a comprehensive system of integrated services
in Career Development, Wealth Creation, Leadership, and Social Support
Services to working Latinas in Chicago through a partnership between Instituto
del Progreso Latino, Mujeres Latinas en Acción, and The Resurrection Project.
The Comprehensive Homeless Prevention Program works with participants of
the Eleanor Network programs who have an immediate housing need. Spanish
Coalition for Housing utilizes its network of landlords to identify potential
housing solutions, including discussions with landlords regarding credit ratings
and rental amounts.
The Groundwork Domestic Violence Program (GDVP) and the Sexual Assault
Services Center (SASC) serves victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Through the Hispanic Outreach Program (HOP), both GDVP and SASC reach
out to Hispanic victims to provide crisis intervention, counseling, life-skills
training, case management,referrals, and prevention education.
WOMEN EMPLOYED INSTITUTE
$75,000
HEALTH & DISABLILITY ADVOCATES
$15,000
Complete the Degree is a collaborative effort to increase the number of
low-income adults who have college credentials—including two-year degrees
and certificates—of economic value. Through Complete the Degree, Women
Employed intends to produce a long-term, substantial impact in Chicago by
increasing the number of female college graduates in the area.
The Veterans Programs educates service providers and advocates through an
ongoing series of six full-day Military Sexual Trauma (MST) training events.
Health & Disability Advocates also works to identify and engage stakeholders
to begin to build a coalition to tackle MST and other issues affecting a largely
underserved female Veteran population.
YOUTH JOB CENTER OF EVANSTON
$85,000
KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES
$15,000
The WILL program is a comprehensive, holistic approach to supporting
young, working women move forward on their career path to economic
self-sufficiency. The participants work with current employer and WILL job
counselor to develop individualized employment plans.
The Domestic Violence Prevention and Family Support Program provides
survivors with crisis intervention and emergency assistance as well as skillbuilding to ensure long-term economic security. The organization also works to
prevent abuse by conducting education and outreach efforts within immigrant
communities, targeting Latina and Korean American women.
ILLINOIS ACTION FOR CHILDREN
$30,000
Illinois Action for Children provides enhanced child care referral services
to women enrolled in programs offered by the Eleanor Network at CFW
grantees.
JANE ADDAMS RESOURCE CORPORATION
$85,000
The Women in Manufacturing Welding Program trains single low-income
female heads of household to compete in high-paying, male-dominated
trades through job training, workplace readiness, benefits screening, financial
counseling and case management.
KINZIE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$125,000
Kinzie Industrial Development Corporation provides an EMT training program
with career pathways in the EMT/Paramedic/other medical fields through its
relationship with Superior Ambulance Services. The primary focus of the EMT
training program is to provide skills training, support during training and job
placement assistance.
THE LAW PROJECT
$20,000
The Law Project offers pro bono legal services that help women in Eleanor
Network programs purchase their first home.
METROPOLITAN TENANTS ORGANIZATION
$25,000
MTO provides support to particpants of the Eleanor Network programs
experiencing rental housing problems to help them stabilize their housing
situation.
PROJECT EXPLORATION
$7,500
The Services for Girls projects are science education programs designed
specifically for girls. They merge research-based best practices for both youth
development and science education into a model that engages girls and builds
their capacity to pursue careers in science.
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL
$36,000
SAW 2.0 is a unique, holistic, employer-driven approach to career
development that addresses the academic needs of Saint Anthony’s lowerwage employees as well as the social and emotional challenges they must
overcome to be successful in a post-secondary educational setting.
SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLAND’S FUTURE, FUTURE JOB SEEKERS PROGRAM
$50,000
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future connects unemployed job seekers with
employers that are eager to hire. This approach provides job seekers with a
direct pathway to employment by coordinating customized job training with
employers and educational providers to equip job seekers with the skills that
employers demand.
SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLAND’S FUTURE
$25,000
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future’s intensive six-month program centered on
classroom training for women in one of the following growing areas: CISCO
Networking; health information technology; Microsoft Certified Applications
Specialist; Microsoft Certified Technology Specialit; Microsoft SharePoint;
project management; social media and marketing; techinical sales; and web
design and development.
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YWCA OF EVANSTON/NORTHSHORE
$35,000
The Women’s Economic Empowerment Program provides participants of
the Eleanor Network programs with a community-based Basic Money
Management program and topical on-hour workshops as needed.
IRENE BAYRACH ANTI-VIOLENCE LEGACY FUND
APNA GHAR
$20,000
KOREAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN NEED
$25,000
The Bilingual Domestic Violence Services program responds to Chicago-area
Korean American and Asian American women and children experiencing
domestic violence by offering comprehensive services and engaging in
organizing, community outreach and education.
LATINOS PROGRESANDO
$15,000
Apna Ghar (Our Home) provides culturally appropriate, multilingual services,
including emergency shelter, to survivors of domestic violence with a primary
focus on the South Asian and other immigrant communities.
The VAWA Project is part of Latinos Progresando’s flagship legal services
program and focuses on immigrant victims of domestic violence, a population
facing both unique and significant challenges.
SARAH’S INN
$20,000
HAYMARKET CENTER
$20,000
The Supportive Services program provides comprehensive domestic violence
services, in English and Spanish, to women in the western suburbs of Chicago.
The services are offered at two satellite locations to reach Latina immigrant
survivors (Partial funding provided by the General Fund).
The Haymarket Center seeks to provide culturally competent health services to
medically underserved pregnant and postpartum women and their children in
residential and recovery home programs.
THE GENERAL FUND GRANTEES
Midwest Access Project seeks to expand women’s access to a full range of
reproductive health services by training health care providers on abortion
care, working to expand the network of trainers across the Midwest and
educating the health care community and the general public.
BETWEEN FRIENDS
$15,000
Between Friends provides counseling, court advocacy, a crisis line, a financial
literacy program, case management, child care, and direct assistance to
surviviors of domestic violence to help them rebuild their lives and move into
safer and healthier situations.
CENTRO ROMERO
$20,000
The Domestic Violence Project serves Latina survivors in the refugee immigrant
population on Chicago’s northeast side, offering individual counseling,
support groups, court advocacy and case management as well as training on
finances and job skills.
CHICAGO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER
$25,000
Women and transgender people receive gynecological care, alternative
insemination, health education, acupuncture and counseling services in a
respectful environment. The Center also engages in community outreach and
education on women’s health in diverse communities.
MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT
$20,000
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH
$15,000
The Subsequent Pregnancy Program focuses specifically on delaying a second
pregnancy among teenage mothers. The program model connects young
mothers with a with a Home Visitor and provides intensive health education
and training.
STORYCATCHERS THEATRE
$15,000
SOPHIA FUND FOR ADVOCACY
ACCESS LIVING OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$15,000
The New Empowered Fe Fe’s program strives to empower women and girls
with disabilities to make decisions and become passionate, effective agents for
systems change. Using hands-on advocacy training and creative expression,
the program builds a sense of disability identity and pride.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND FAMILY ISSUES
$7,500
Parents Organized to Win, Educate and Renew – Policy Action Council
(POWER-PAC) is COFI’s cross-neighborhood leadership program which is a
group of grassroots women who address the root causes of family poverty and
strengthens economic security for low-income women and their children.
ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
$20,000
The Alliance’s Youth Organizing & Leadership promotes the safety, suppport and
healthy development of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in Illinois
schools and communities through advocacy, education, youth organizing and
research. The programing strives to create systemic changes in schools/districts.
LATINO UNION OF CHICAGO
$7,500
The Latino Union collaborates with women day laborers, domestic workers,
and other women workers to create just conditions in the workplace, home,
and community. Its mission is accomplished by developing leadership from
within the immigrant worker community, advancing feasible alternatives to
the injustices immigrant workers face, and building the larger movement for
immigrant worker rights.
MIDWEST ACADEMY
$20,000
The Aging Justice Project is a yearlong intensive policy training program that
will equip older women, their allies, and their organizations with the capacity
to advocate successfully for policies that allow older women to age in place
with dignity, economic security, and access to affordable health care.
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER
$25,000, MULTI-YEAR GRANT
The Gender Justice Initiative is a program that seeks fundamental human
rights protections for immigrant women, especially survivors of gender-based
violence, persecution and trafficking, and detainees at risk of sexual abuse.
SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW
$10,000
The Women’s Law and Policy Project creates and advocates for public policies
that advance economic justice and personal security for women and girls,
particularly those living in poverty in Illinois.
YOUTH OUTLOOK
$15,000
Youth Outlook’s mission is to provide a safe, supportive, and respectful
environment for adolescents, whether they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). Youth Outlook is the only agency in
the DuPage, Kane, and DeKalb counties dedicated to serving LGBTQ youth
and improving the hostile institutional environments that they navigate daily
(Partial funding provided by the General Fund).
The Fabulous Females Program at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC)-Warrenville
uses the performing arts to help incarcerated girls increase their capacity to
make thoughtful life choices. The program serves as a gateway to therapy and
has played an instrumental role in a gradual cultural shift at Warrenville.
TEEN PARENT CONNECTION
$15,000
The Doula Program empowers and supports pregnant teenage women in
DuPage County through weekly home visits, education on pregnancy and
childbirth, labor and postpartum support and connections to essential
resources such as food, housing and medical care.
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THE WOMEN’S HEALTH SERIES AT CFW
COMMUNITY HEALTH $1,000
WOMEN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION $1,000
ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF THE ACLU, INC.
General Operating Support
WOMEN EMPLOYED INSTITUTE
General Operating Support
POLK BROS. FOUNDATION FUND FOR EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS
CHICAGO ADVENTURE THERAPY $3,250
CHICAGO DYKE MARCH COLLECTIVE $500
DREAMCATCHER FOUNDATION, THE $3,000
GIRLFORWARD $4,000
MIDWEST CENTER ON LAW AND THE DEAF $2,500
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE LAW PROJECT OF ILLINOIS, THE $2,500
VIOLA PROJECT, THE $2,500
YOGA FOR RECOVERY $1,000
NANCY M. GOODMAN DONOR ADVISED FUND
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Well Women Inititative
CENTER ON HALSTED
SAGE Program
LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR BETTER HOUSING
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FUNDS
ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES
$2,600
LAVENDER FUND OF THE LESBIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
AAFS’ mission is to change and impact the quality of life by serving
and building stronger and healthier generations of Arab Americans in
communities.
CHICAGO DYKE MARCH COLLECTIVE
$1,000
Chicago Dyke March Collective is a grassroots mobilization and celebration of
dyke, queer, bisexual, and transgender resilience.
HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER
$2,000
The Lesbian Community Care Project (LCCP) was established to provide access
to culturally competent cancer screening, support services, and education to
lesbian and bisexual women as well as the medical community at large.
General Operating Support
ILLINOIS CAUCUS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH
$2,000
CHICAGO ABORTION FUND $860
CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION $1,000
CHICAGO LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR INCARCERATED MOTHERS $1,122
CHICAGO LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR INCARCERATED MOTHERS $250
GIRLFORWARD $1,000
GIRLFORWARD $250
ILLINOIS CAUCUS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH $750
ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOLS ALLIANCE $625
LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US $680
MIDWEST ACADEMY $1,000
NEIGHBORHOOD WRITING ALLIANCE $200
NEW MOMS $763
RAINBOW HOUSE $200
SARAH’S INN $1,000
TEEN PARENT CONNECTION $500
JO AND ART MOORE FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND
ICAH is a youth-led group that advocates for sound policies and practices
that promote a positive, medically accurate and comprehensive approach to
adolescent sexual health and parenting.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW
POLK BROS CAPACITY BUILDING SCHOLARSHIPS
ELICK AND CHARLOTTE LINDON FUND
ACCESS LIVING OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
General Operating Support
LITERATURE FOR ALL OF US
General Operating Support
MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN
Maria Mangual Memorial Effort
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER
Counter-Trafficking Project
RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE
General Operating Support, In honor of Sunny Fischer
THE BERTA WAESE ENDOWED FUND
ELEANOR PETERSEN LEGACY FUND
STEP UP WOMEN’S NETWORK
Subsequent Pregnancy Program
Teen Empowerment
STORYCATCHERS THEATRE
Fabulous Females
FAY CLAYTON DONOR ADVISED FUND
AFFINITY COMMUNITY SERVICES
General Operating Support
CHICAGO ABORTION FUND
General Operating Support
MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT
General Operating Support
MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN
General Operating Support
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNDATION
General Operating Support
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
General Operating Support
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE LAW PROJECT OF ILLINOIS, THE
$5,000
The Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois (TJLP) is a collective of radical
lawyers, activists, and community organizers providing free, zealous, lifeaffirming, and gender-affirming holistic criminal legal services to low-income
and street based transgender and gender non-conforming people targeted by
the criminal legal system.
MARIA MANGUAL UNIDAS FUND OF THE LATINA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
OPTIONS FOR YOUTH
General Operating Support
The Institute seeks to advance public engagement and education around issues
of identity, human rights, and activism relating to women and gender, using
the arts as the center of discovery, reflection, community dialogue and social
change.
Women’s Law & Policy Project
New Empowered Fe Fe’s program
RAPE VICTIM ADVOCATES
ELLEN STONE BELIC INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN AND
GENDER IN THE ARTS AND MEDIA
$4,000
STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND GRANTEES
ARISE CHICAGO $3,000
BETWEEN FRIENDS $4,000
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE $4,000
CHICAGO ADVENTURE THERAPY $2,000
FAMILY DEFENSE CENTER $5,000
GRANDFAMILIES PROGRAM OF CHICAGO $3,000
HEARTLAND ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN NEEDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS,
SOCIAL IMPACT RESEARCH CENTER $5,000
ILLINOIS FUNDERS DACA RELIEF INITIATIVE $10,000
MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN $3,000
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER $5,000
NEIGHBORHOOD WRITING ALLIANCE $3,000
RAPE VICTIM ADVOCATES $3,000
CENTRO COMUNITARIO JUAN DIEGO
$2,455
CCJD’s mission is to create leadership and social change, while serving
those in need. CCJD has a variety of services and programs such as: ESL
and computer courses for adults, Community Health Promoter training,
diabetes support group, breast cancer education, food pantry, CEDA/LIHEAP
assistance, immigration workshops, home visiting program, health fairs and
others.
CHICAGO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER
$2,455
Women and transgender people receive gynecological care, alternative
insemination, health education, acupuncture and counseling services in a
respectful environment. The Center also engages in community outreach and
education on women’s health in diverse communities.
WOMEN EMPLOYED INSTITUTE
$2,455
Women Employed’s mission is to improve the economic status of women and
remove barriers to economic equity. The organization focuses on women in the
lower end of the labor market, earning less than $35,000 a year. The vision
for the work is that all women will be treated fairly in the workplace, able to
attain the skills they need for the jobs they want, and respected for the work
they do.
SILK FUND OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
APNA GHAR
$2,600
Apna Ghar (Our Home) provides culturally appropriate, multilingual services,
including emergency shelter, to survivors of domestic violence with a primary
focus on the South Asian and other immigrant communities.
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ASIAN HEALTH COALTION OF ILLINOIS
$5,000
The AHC Women’s Health program targets underserved Asian women in the
Chicago metropolitan area with culturally and linguistically tailored breast
and cervical health education, outreach, screening and linkage to care.
CHICAGO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER
$2,600
Women and transgender people receive gynecological care, alternative
insemination, health education, acupuncture and counseling services in a
respectful environment. The Center also engages in community outreach and
education on women’s health in diverse communities.
GIRLFORWARD
$2,600
GirlForward was founded in 2011 as the first and only organization
dedicated to supporting adolescent refugee girls who have been resettled
in Chicago. Its programs are designed to help girls reach and expand their
full potential, and to end poverty for themselves, their families, and their
communities.
NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC WOMEN FORUM-CHICAGO CHAPTER
$2,600
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) is the only
national, progressive, multi-issue Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women’s
organization in the U.S. NAPAWF’s mission is to build a movement to advance
social justice and human rights for API women and girls.
SOJOURNER FUND OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
THE DREAMCATCHER FOUNDATION
$6,000
Reach for the Stars Outreach Project targets at-risk female youths who are
practicing high risk behaviors regarding sexual exploitation and human
trafficking. TDF provides snacks, safety kits, education, training and
mentorship.
GIRLS 4 SCIENCE
$2,000
Girls 4 Science seeks to empower girls, ages 10 through 18, to pursue careers
in the sciences through exposure to scientific discovery, mentorship and
science literacy.
WOMEN’S TREATMENT CENTER
$2,000
The Women’s Treatment Center provides comprehensive treatment to substance
abusing women and their children. Its mission is to provide women with a
continuum of care, recovery tools, and parenting skills as they rebuild their
lives and mend the bonds with their families.
YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FUND OF THE YOUNG WOMEN’S
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
CONNECTIONS FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
$7,000
Greenhouse Shelter program is a 42-bed emergency shelter for women and
children fleeing their homes due to domestic violence. The shelter provides
crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy, education, specialized services
to children and substance abuse intervention, assessment and support.
GIRLS ON THE RUN - CHICAGO (GOTR)
$5,000
“Girls on Track” (GOT) is for girls in 6th-8th grade. Coaches guide and
mentor girls through running, games, and discussions that teach life skills
related to healthy decision-making, leadership, teamwork, eating and exercise
habits, and contributing to the community.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wendy A. Manning
CHAIR
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Andrea S. Kramer
(for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013)
PAST CHAIR
1%
REVENUE
Individual Donations 925,600
Corporate and Foundation Grants 532,500
Eleanor Foundation Alliance 6,811,613
Special Events (net of direct benefit to donors) 713,483
Investment Return 828,768
In-kind Donations 132,959
Other Income 4,844
Total Support and Revenue
9,949,767
Debra Warner
SECRETARY
In-kind Donations
6%
69%
Corporate and
Foundation Grants
Eleanor
Foundation Gift
REVENUE
7%
Special Events
(net of direct benefit to donors)
8%
Investment Return
9%
Individual Donations
EXPENSES
Program Services 3,015,610
Fundraising 324,175
Management and General 104,076
Total Expenses 3,443,861
Change in Net Assets 6,505,906
3%
Management and General
88%
9%
Program Services
Fundraising
EXPENSES
Net Assets Beginning of the Year 6,187,355
Kathryn G. Kennedy
TREASURER
Nicholas Brunick
Valerie Colletti
Harlene Ellin
Trina M. Fresco
Marj Halperin
Virginia R. Holt
Nancy Juda
Tina Manikas
Nancy M. Olson
Kathleen Johnson Pope
Rima D. Ports
Nicole R. Robinson
Patricia L. Rowland
Gabrielle Sigel
Patricia C. Slovak
Kelly Smith-Haley
Jennifer Steans
Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Courtney VanLonkhuyzen
Blair Wellensiek
Wendy K. White Eagle
Robin Wolkoff
Harold Woodridge
Nannette V. Zander
FOUNDERS
Net Assets End of Year 12,693,261
Marjorie Craig Benton
Sunny Fischer
Iris J. Krieg
Lucia Woods Lindley
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(as of June 30, 2013)
STAFF
K. Sujata
ASSETS
Cash 298,693
Investments 12,096,735
Receivables 490,900
Prepaid Expenses 61,598
Fixed Assets (net) 22,611
Total Assets 12,970,537
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable 13,153
Accrued Expenses 48,237
Deferred Revenue 215,886
Net Assets 12,693,261
Total Liabilities and Net Assets 12,970,537
PRESIDENT & CEO
Monique Brunson
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
5%
Emily Dreke
Grantee Education
and Support
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMUNICATIONS
10%
Public Policy
and Advocacy
10%
Leadership Development
PROGRAM
SERVICES
75%
Grantmaking
Sharonda A. Glover
MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS
Elizabeth Hartig
PROGRAM OFFICER
Ilda Lagunas
MANAGER OF SPECIAL EVENTS
AND ANNUAL GIVING
Liz Rivera
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
Rhiannon Rossi
PHILANTHROPIC EDUCATION OFFICER
Katy Thomas
MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
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Linda L. Wagner
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATION
Bernadine Wims
EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
Lora York
FOUNDATION MANAGER
Maggie Woznicki
PROGRAMS INTERN
Rima D. Ports
Shari Greco Reiches
Jeff Rode
Tom Schroeder
Christine Sibrava
Paul A. Svoboda
Mary Lee Turk
Sally L. Venverloh
Kristin Carlson Vogen
Melanie L. Witt
Deborah Lust Zaluda
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
CO-CHAIRS
ALUMNAE COUNCIL
AFRICAN AMERICAN
Ellen Benjamin
Juju Lien
Robin McConney
& Elaine Milsap-Parker
ASIAN AMERICAN
Munira Patel & Angela Vasandani
LATINA
Carla Agostinelli & Omayra Garcia
LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
AND QUEER (LBTQ)
Betsy Rubinstein & Laura Stempel
YOUNG WOMEN’S
Natalie Hock, Dana Kelly
& Christine Kolb
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
CO-CHAIRS:
Janice E. Rodgers
Chad A. Tischer
Karim HK Ahamed, CFA
Ashley E. Bebeau
Patricia H. Besser
Betsy Brill
David Butts
Terri L. Cable
Regina Cross
Jillian Del Signore
Debra M. Doyle
Marlene C. Franke
Clare Golla
Gina Forgianni Gray
Marguerite H. Griffin
James R. Hellige
Dianne Hively
Tiffany Irving
Benetta Jenson
Christine Jordan
Dannyel Kafer
Neil T. Kawashima
Kathryn G. Kennedy
James Kinoshita, CFA
H. Debra Levin
Kathleen McDonald
Jeanine Meola
Tina Davis Milligan
Becky Milliman
Anita Mital
Deborah Moline
Donna E. Morgan
John Newlin
Abosede Odunsi
Celene Peurye
CO-CHAIRS:
Enriqueta Rodriguez Bauer
María C. Bechily
Ruth K. Belzer
Marjorie Craig Benton
Allegra E. Biery
Saundra Bishop
Catherine Braendel
Betsy Brill
Dee Clancy
Fay Clayton
Vickii Coffey
Gwen Gilbert Cohen
Marge Collens
Doris Conant
Judith S. Cottle
Susan Crown
Barbara Dillard
Isa Ellis
Barbara Engel
Sondra Berman Epstein
Edith H. Falk
Sunny Fischer
Polly A. Flinn
Rita M. Glass
Radhika Sharma Gordon
Marguerite H. Griffin
Susan S. Hassan
Millicent Holmes
Mae P. Hong
Barbara Howard
Kathy Hurley
Alejandra Ibanez
Polly Kawalek
Barbara Levy Kipper
Sally Meyers Kovler
Rachel E. Kraft
Iris J. Krieg
Leslie Landis
Lucia Woods Lindley
Lois J. Lipton
Marcena W. Love
Gail Ludewig
Bertha G. Magaña
Susan Graf Marineau
Patricia R. McMillen
Dana M. Mikstay
Jo Moore
Patty McDermott Moore
Joyce E. Moran
Susan E. Morrison
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